{"id":89,"date":"2026-03-23T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echoesfromdominion.com\/the-author\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T03:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:15:27","slug":"the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echoesfromdominion.com\/?page_id=89","title":{"rendered":"The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nbody.page-id-89{background:#07090c!important;color:#f4efe4!important}\nbody.page-id-89 .wp-site-blocks>header,body.page-id-89 .wp-site-blocks>footer,body.page-id-89 .wp-site-blocks>.wp-block-template-part,body.page-id-89 header.wp-block-template-part,body.page-id-89 footer.wp-block-template-part{display:none!important}\nbody.page-id-89 .entry-content>.efd-author~*,body.page-id-89 .wp-block-post-content>.efd-author~*{display:none!important}\n.efd-author{background:#07090c;color:#f4efe4;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:1.6;min-height:100vh}.efd-author *{box-sizing:border-box}.efd-author a{color:inherit}.efd-wrap{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto}.efd-section{padding:72px 24px}.efd-header,.efd-footer{background:#080b10;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(199,161,90,.28);padding:22px 24px}.efd-footer{border-top:1px solid rgba(199,161,90,.28);border-bottom:0;text-align:center}.efd-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}.efd-brand{font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}.efd-links{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:#c7a15a;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font:700 .76rem Arial,sans-serif}.efd-links a{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}.efd-links a:hover{border-color:#c7a15a}.efd-hero{background:radial-gradient(circle at 20% 10%,rgba(199,161,90,.22),transparent 30%),linear-gradient(135deg,#050608 0%,#10151b 48%,#21090d 100%);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(199,161,90,.35)}.efd-two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.15fr;gap:34px;align-items:center}.efd-kicker{color:#c7a15a;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font:700 .78rem Arial,sans-serif}.efd-title{font-size:clamp(3rem,7vw,6rem);line-height:.95;margin:14px 0 18px;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 0 34px rgba(199,161,90,.22)}.efd-tagline{font-size:clamp(1.2rem,2.2vw,1.8rem);max-width:760px;color:#e9dcc8;font-style:italic}.efd-copy{max-width:760px;color:#c8c0b7;font-size:1.08rem}.efd-portrait{background:#030405;border:1px solid #8b1e24;padding:14px;box-shadow:0 0 45px rgba(139,30,36,.22)}.efd-portrait img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:680px;object-fit:cover}.efd-panel,.efd-card{background:#11161d;border:1px solid rgba(244,239,228,.14);padding:24px}.efd-panel h2,.efd-card h3{margin-top:0;color:#fff}.efd-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px}.efd-label{display:inline-block;color:#c7a15a;border-bottom:1px solid #8b1e24;margin-bottom:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font:700 .72rem Arial,sans-serif}.efd-btn{display:inline-block;padding:14px 22px;border:1px solid #c7a15a;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;font:700 .78rem Arial,sans-serif}.efd-btn.primary{background:#c7a15a;color:#0b0d10}.efd-btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:#f4efe4}.efd-actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:24px}.efd-band{background:#15181d}.efd-muted{color:#aaa29b}.efd-footer-title{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,3.2rem);margin:0 0 10px;color:#fff}@media(max-width:800px){.efd-section{padding:52px 18px}.efd-two,.efd-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.efd-title{font-size:3.2rem}.efd-brand{font-size:1rem}}\n<\/style>\n<main class=\"efd-author\">\n<header class=\"efd-header\"><div class=\"efd-wrap efd-nav\"><a class=\"efd-brand\" href=\"\/\">Echoes from Dominion<\/a><nav class=\"efd-links\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=767\">Home<\/a><a href=\"\/?page_id=91\">Book One<\/a><a href=\"\/?page_id=86\">Personnel Files<\/a><a href=\"\/?page_id=557\">News<\/a><a href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/header>\n<section class=\"efd-section efd-hero\"><div class=\"efd-wrap efd-two\"><div class=\"efd-portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/echoesfromdominion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/author.png\" alt=\"Michael M. Cubacub, Ed.D.\"><\/div><div><div class=\"efd-kicker\">The Author<\/div><h1 class=\"efd-title\">Michael M. Cubacub, Ed.D.<\/h1><p class=\"efd-tagline\">The mind behind <em>Echoes from Dominion<\/em>.<\/p><p class=\"efd-copy\">Dr. Michael Montevirgen Cubacub, also known as Dr. Mike, holds a Doctor of Education and brings an educator&#8217;s eye to speculative fiction.<\/p><p class=\"efd-copy\">His work explores memory, power, and revelation in worlds shaped by control, fracture, and hidden truth. In <em>Echoes from Dominion<\/em>, that perspective drives a story built for readers who want immersive dystopian sci-fi with questions beneath the surface.<\/p><div class=\"efd-actions\"><a class=\"efd-btn primary\" href=\"\/?page_id=91\">Explore Book One<\/a><a class=\"efd-btn ghost\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"efd-section efd-band\"><div class=\"efd-wrap\"><div class=\"efd-kicker\">Creative signal<\/div><h2>Stories built from memory, systems, and hidden truth.<\/h2><div class=\"efd-grid\"><article class=\"efd-card\"><span class=\"efd-label\">Education<\/span><h3>An Educator&#8217;s Lens<\/h3><p>Dr. Mike brings structure, curiosity, and a deep attention to human learning into the world of Dominion.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"efd-card\"><span class=\"efd-label\">World<\/span><h3>Control And Revelation<\/h3><p>The series asks what happens when power controls memory, language, history, and the record of what really happened.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"efd-card\"><span class=\"efd-label\">Readers<\/span><h3>Questions Beneath The Surface<\/h3><p>The fiction is built for readers who enjoy dystopian stakes, mystery, and worlds that reward close attention.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"efd-section\"><div class=\"efd-wrap efd-two\"><div class=\"efd-panel\"><div class=\"efd-kicker\">Author note<\/div><h2>Echoes from Dominion begins with silence.<\/h2><p class=\"efd-copy\">The series follows the pressure points between truth and obedience, personal memory and official history, and the moments when a single discovery can fracture an entire system.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"efd-panel\"><div class=\"efd-kicker\">Reader path<\/div><h2>Start with Book One: RIFTED.<\/h2><p class=\"efd-copy\">Begin with the first file, meet the central conflict, and follow the trail into Dominion&#8217;s buried archive.<\/p><div class=\"efd-actions\"><a class=\"efd-btn ghost\" href=\"\/?page_id=91\">Open Book One<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<footer class=\"efd-footer\"><div class=\"efd-wrap\"><div class=\"efd-kicker\">Echoes from Dominion<\/div><h2 class=\"efd-footer-title\">Remember what Dominion tried to erase.<\/h2><p class=\"efd-muted\">In a world where silence is law, remembering the truth is rebellion.<\/p><div class=\"efd-actions\" style=\"justify-content:center\"><a class=\"efd-btn ghost\" href=\"\/?page_id=767\">Return Home<\/a><a class=\"efd-btn ghost\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer>\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Echoes from Dominion HomeBook OnePersonnel FilesNewsContact The Author Michael M. 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